Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim ...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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The Amazing Sage Grouse
The strange sounds of the male Sage Grouse are matched only by its equally odd reproductive behavior.
2 min
1002
Grafting Season
For apple tree growers, there's a brief period of time between winter and spring upon which their whole future crop depends.
2 min
1003
Cloning Apples the Old Fashioned Way
For some farmers, it's the best way to ensure that their favorite crops come back year after year.
1 min
1004
The Human Side of Natural Selection
Long before biotechnology, farmers have sought ways to bring predictability to their ever-changing crops.
2 min
1005
Drawing Water From a Sacred Well
At the conclusion of the Omizutori Festival in Japan, showers of glowing embers rain down on spectators.
2 min
1006
Sugaring Time
From sugar to syrup to spirits, maple has a rich history in the Northeast.
2 min
1007
Mystery of Maple Syrup
Sap is flowing in sugar maple trees, if we only knew why! A program from our archives.
2 min
1008
Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
2 min
1009
As Long as There's Been an Earth..
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
2 min
1010
Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
2 min
1011
The Biggest Day
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."
2 min
1012
Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.
2 min
1013
Trumpeter Swans
In this archival program, efforts to save Trumpeter Swans by redistributing them.
2 min
1014
Urban Trickster
The raccoon has proved itself a clever and resourceful survivor.
2 min
1015
Smart, Adaptable and Strange
In this archival program, a glimpse of how scientists began to understand the unusual behavior of Killer Whales.
2 min
1016
Killer Whale Calls
Sound may play a significant role in the underwater world of the Killer Whale.
2 min
1017
Yaks
One of the most unique and impressive animals of the Tibetan Plateau is the Wild Yak.
2 min
1018
The Lion's roar
What does a lion's roar communicate?
2 min
1019
Dream On
Environmental ideas sometimes come from unexpected places.
2 min
1020
Navigating Adolescence
From the moment they hatch, penguin chicks must protect themselves from a hostile world.
2 min
1021
Flying Underwater
In order to thrive in the icy waters off Antarctica, penguins have had to make a few sacrifices, including the ability to fly.
2 min
1022
The Golden Periscope
Finding a connection with an alien life form.
2 min
1023
That Lump Could be a Turtle
Get it on a sling, haul it out of the water, and call it in!
2 min
1024
Rescuing Turtles on Cape Cod
Migrating sea turtles get caught in the arm of the Cape.
2 min
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Long Live the Turtle
Can turtles help us live longer?
2 min